Ubu Noir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> I forgot to add that Key has all dark nails, save for one front
> nail which is white!
>
> Hi, just a curious side-question during all this colour talk.
> When i bought Key, she was really small, really still just a baby.
> One of several reasons why I picked her out as a friend for Spoo
> was her colouring. I thought that since she was so young, her
> colour would change. I've had her over a month now and she's still
> the same odd colour. She's the same Agouti(?) (generic
> gerbil-brown) as Spoo, but she's got a PURPLE cast to her fur!
> It's sort of her under-fur that is purple, but in the light she's
> more purple than brown. So, is this just a different brown, or is
> this another specific colour of gerbil? Just wondering,
>
> Thanks,
> Kelly Moore + Spoo & Key
I am not sure what would cause that. The base coat of agoutis is
normally slate grey. Is she really a nutmeg? Darker than Agouti and
without the white belly?
--
Julian
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